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Are We Politically Hard Wired? Scientists Find “Liberal” Gene

Posted on October 27, 2010

Good grief. In politics we are hard wired? A new study has found the “liberal” Gene. If the Dems win and more Fema camps are built, they will now they will vote to hold newborns who need indoctrination due to DNA profile. Geesh, next they will discover those of us hiding the chocolate lovers gene deep within us. THAT is a real privacy issue. Nocturnal raids on the candy dish will have to go under cover.

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Researchers have determined that genetics could matter when it comes to some adults’ political leanings.

According to scientists at UC San Diego and Harvard University, “ideology is affected not just by social factors, but also by a dopamine receptor gene called DRD4.” That and how many friends you had during high school.

The study was led by UCSD’s James Fowler and focused on 2,000 subjects from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Scientists matched the subjects’ genetic information with “maps” of their social networks. According to researchers, they determined that people “with a specific variant of the DRD4 gene were more likely to be liberal as adults.” However, the, subjects were only more likely to have leanings to the left if they were also socially active during adolescence.

“It is the crucial interaction of two factors — the genetic predisposition and the environmental condition of having many friends in adolescence — that is associated with being more liberal,” according to the study.

“These findings suggest that political affiliation is not based solely on the kind of social environment people experience,” said Fowler, who is a professor of political science and medical genetics.

The researchers also said their findings held true no matter what the ethnicity, culture, sex or age of the subjects were.

Oh my gosh, ROFL! Seriously? Of course, it’s only natural for libs to blame their state on anything but their own foolish choices, but this whole dopamine receptor thing? Too rich! I can see it now. “I’m a lib because it feels good.” Oh wait, they already use that one. “I’m a lib because God made me that way!” LOLOL No wait, they wouldn’t say God of course. Nature! Nature made them that way! That’s the ticket, everything is nature’s fault. Except global warming. 😉

Now we know. Liberalism, it really is like a drug. Totally wrong on pretty much all issues, but who can resist the druggie-ness of it all? Bring on the kool-aid!